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This is the definitive reference work on the biology of terrestrial slugs. It covers their anatomy, physiology, ecology, behaviour, life cycles, slugs as transmitters of disease, slug crop damage and the control of slug pests. It contains an extensive bibliography.

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Author:   A. South
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1992 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.760kg
ISBN:  

9780412368103

ISBN 10:   0412368102
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   30 November 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Classification of slugs.- 1.2 Survey of slug families.- 1.3 History of the British slug fauna.- 1.4 Slugs of the British Isles.- 2. Structure.- 2.1 External features.- 2.2 Internal anatomy.- 2.3 Integument.- 2.4 Locomotion.- 2.5 Shell.- 3. Feeding, digestion and metabolism.- 3.1 Feeding and digestion.- 3.2 Energy metabolism.- 3.3 Carbohydrate metabolism.- 3.4 Lipid metabolism.- 3.5 Calcium metabolism.- 3.6 Nitrogen metabolism.- 4. Vascular system, water relations and nitrogenous excretion.- 4.1 Vascular system.- 4.2 Water relations.- 4.3 Nitrogenous excretion.- 5. Reproduction.- 5.1 Reproductive tract.- 5.2 Spermatogenesis, oogenesis and fertilization.- 5.3 Egg.- 5.4 Mating and egg laying.- 5.5 Control of reproduction.- 5.6 Genetics.- 6. Nervous system, sensory structures and neurosecretion.- 6.1 Nervous system.- 6.2 Sensory structures.- 6.3 Endocrinology.- 6.4 Control of water balance.- 6.5 Control of locomotion.- 6.6 Control of reproduction.- 6.7 Control of feeding.- 6.8 Cardioregulation.- 7. Behaviour.- 7.1 Feeding behavior.- 7.2 Chemoreception.- 7.3 Agonistic and dispersive behavior.- 7.4 Locomotor activity.- 8. Life cycles.- 8.1 Development of the egg.- 8.2 Postembryonic development.- 8.3 Life spans and life tables.- 8.4 Field studies.- 9. Predators, parasites and disease.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Predators.- 9.3 Parasites.- 9.4 Disease.- 9.5 Abnormalities and injuries.- 10. Ecology.- 10.1 Estimation of populations.- 10.2 Slug populations.- 10.3 Communities.- 10.4 Production and energy flow.- 10.5 Conservation.- 10.6 Pollution.- 11. Slugs as pests.- 11.1 Slugs and man.- 11.2 Slug damage in Great Britain.- 11.3 Slug damage in Europe.- 11.4 Slug damage in North America.- 11.5 Slug damage in other countries.- 12. Control of slug pests.- 12.1 History of chemical control.- 12.2 Recent developments in slug control by chemicals.- 12.3 Metaldehyde.- 12.4 Methiocarb.- 12.5 Application of molluscicides.- 12.6 Efficiency of metaldehyde and methiocarb.- 12.7 Environmental effects of molluscicides.- 12.8 Other methods of control.- A.1 Culture methods.- A.2 Anaesthetizing, narcotizing and preserving slugs.- References.

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...an exceptional resource for investigations of molluscan biology and for studies that employ slugs as an experimental system. - American Zoologist

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